Hey everyone, I guess I have a bit of explaining to do!
Okay first of all, it's great to be back blogging again and catching up with everyone, especially on You Tube, yay!!!
So what have I been up to? Well alot of things, firstly injuries, recovery has been long and tiring and just damn annoying. Then my stepson who's 16 decided to leave home so I had to help him with that, of course business stuff and well with all of that going on, my wagon wheel broke and I fell off.
The biggest reason I went off the plan was losing touch with You Tube, meaning, I wasn't watching videos, and checking in which always helps me keep on track. As much as I love making videos, it started to become very labor intensive and I really needed the break to re-energise, the problem is, my old habits slowly but surely crept back.
My dislike for the scale is another major reason for my slip. I find weighing myself so depressing sometimes because, I have had a few great weeks in the past and have gained weight!! it really destroys my soul when that happens especially if I have been working so damn hard!!! Anyway, I jumped on the scale today because I really needed to face my weight as I knew I had gained and well, the good news is that I only put on 12 of the 20lbs that I lost, I know, 12lbs sounds a lot, but I really thought I had gained it all back and then some, so even though 12lbs is a big number, I'm putting it behind me and looking forward, besides, I lost 8lbs in one week and I can do it again!
So, I am very happy to say that I have fixed my wagon wheel and am back on track again which is fantastic, I feel fabulous from drinking a lot more water and eating right and I can't wait to get in and weigh myself next Thursday because my motivation is back, I'm watching my friends' videos on You Tube and everything is going well!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
A walk, dogs and nasty aromas!
Tonight I went for my usual 1hr 4.1 mile walk. It started out as usual, I put on my mp3 player and started to pound the pavement. I got about half way when I saw a couple coming towards me with a dog, it wasn't on a lead. I thought to myself "I bet that dog is gonna do something" and it did!!! it wouldn't stop jumping on me! the owners were wrestling with it to get it to stop and eventually it did......HELLO DOG OWNERS, there are giant signs everywhere saying "please keep your dog on a lead on the pathway...!!! Man I was pissed!!! I told them to read the signs and then I kept moving.
A little further down the path and my stomach began to feel a bit queasy then I noticed an aroma in the air, the smell of grease and fat hit my nostrils and made my belly squirm! there were loads of people devouring fish and chips, burgers, pizza, you name it,the calorie laden death nibbles I used to associate with.
Then once I past the scoffers and their fish and chips I got to a darker area and what was I greeted with? I was greeted with an aroma of the intoxicating kind...yes, yes, yes.... there were people in cars sparking up dubies, toking away on their $25+ tinnies!!!
So yes an eventful workout tonight, maybe from now on a Saturday night I will go to the gym! lol!!!
A little further down the path and my stomach began to feel a bit queasy then I noticed an aroma in the air, the smell of grease and fat hit my nostrils and made my belly squirm! there were loads of people devouring fish and chips, burgers, pizza, you name it,the calorie laden death nibbles I used to associate with.
Then once I past the scoffers and their fish and chips I got to a darker area and what was I greeted with? I was greeted with an aroma of the intoxicating kind...yes, yes, yes.... there were people in cars sparking up dubies, toking away on their $25+ tinnies!!!
So yes an eventful workout tonight, maybe from now on a Saturday night I will go to the gym! lol!!!
Friday, March 28, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
I think I'm having a ditzy week!
Okay so I told you all my inches lost this week and guess what? I got them TOTALLY WRONG!!! I was talking to a friend of mine and she asked how many inches I had lost so I began saying, okay well 3.5 off my waist, 2 of my thighs and she goes....hang on each thigh or one thigh, and the light went off!! I hadn't accounted for each arm, each thigh, each calf....lol!!!!! so here are my new and totally correct measurements and I got a friend to measure me, it made it so much easier to see the true measurements! and it's goooooddddd!!! totally makes losing only 1lb insignificant!
BUST - 2"
WAIST - 3.5
HIPS - 1.5
THIGHS - 4
BICEPS -2
NECK - 1
total - 14 inches!!!!!!!!! yipee!!!!!
how cool is that!!!! I even got her to measure me three times just to be sure because I didn't want any nasty surprises! lol!!!
It's a happy day!
BUST - 2"
WAIST - 3.5
HIPS - 1.5
THIGHS - 4
BICEPS -2
NECK - 1
total - 14 inches!!!!!!!!! yipee!!!!!
how cool is that!!!! I even got her to measure me three times just to be sure because I didn't want any nasty surprises! lol!!!
It's a happy day!
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Time to get out the house!
Well I have finally decided to start applying for jobs. I have been spending the last two years doing the whole housewife thing (I'm not married) and I can't stand it anymore I have to get out of the house! I've been driven mad my monotonous tasks and huge bouts of loneliness and feelings of being useless, these feelings from someone who used to have an incredibly stressful job in my chosen career (television) and the thing I missed the most was being with people, adult conversation and of course the amazing $50,000+ starting salary!
While reading a book of nursery rhymes for the 20,000000th time to my daughter, I decided enough is enough!
So yesterday I applied for a Promotions Manager job at a national radio station, I'm crossing my fingers and toes because this job sounds like me! My background is in television and graphic design, but hey, I'm always up for a challenge! Have I been a Promo Manager before, no, BUT I do have a way with words, I'm extremely organised, have had event management experience running a wedding reception of 100+ guests I had a job in marketing and I'm completing my Bachelor of Business Studies majoring in Marketing and Information Systems so hopefully this will be enough, oh plus I worked in television for 12yrs so that's media the same industry and I still freelance also.
Before losing weight I would not have bothered to apply, my confidence has shot through the roof because I'm getting so much positive feedback and even had a couple of guys ask me out AND they're absolutely gorgeous!!! so cool!
While reading a book of nursery rhymes for the 20,000000th time to my daughter, I decided enough is enough!
So yesterday I applied for a Promotions Manager job at a national radio station, I'm crossing my fingers and toes because this job sounds like me! My background is in television and graphic design, but hey, I'm always up for a challenge! Have I been a Promo Manager before, no, BUT I do have a way with words, I'm extremely organised, have had event management experience running a wedding reception of 100+ guests I had a job in marketing and I'm completing my Bachelor of Business Studies majoring in Marketing and Information Systems so hopefully this will be enough, oh plus I worked in television for 12yrs so that's media the same industry and I still freelance also.
Before losing weight I would not have bothered to apply, my confidence has shot through the roof because I'm getting so much positive feedback and even had a couple of guys ask me out AND they're absolutely gorgeous!!! so cool!
Lessons learned the HARD way!
LESSON 1 - if you don't sleep enough it will affect your weight loss
Well this week was a real trial, I was feeling so lethargic and tired and my sleep patterns were all up the rooter! I kept waking every morning at 4am! so I'd go back to sleep and then bang on 5:30am I'd wake up again, it doesn't help that I go to bed between midnight and 2am!!! eek! I know, I know, gotta get to bed early Barb, but it's so hard when you've got a baby strapped to you for the entire day and when they finally go to sleep, you want to savour the freedom from the daily 3 million questions and picking up crap off the floor!! I love my baby girl, but sometimes those nerves get pushed a little far!
LESSON 2 - if you don't eat enough it will affect your weight loss
I had a big loss last week and was praying that it would happen again this week, so I decided to eat only 3 times a day and only small portions. It was a stupid stupid move because I ended up retaining water and my body went into shock mode and what happened? I lost a meagre 1 pound!!! 1 pound!!! I was soooooooooooooooo PISSED off! I was exercising hard, downing my water, eating little and thought it would be okay just for the week, alas no!
I called a friend on mine who is a personal trainer and I told her what activity I was doing, how much I'm eating, what I weigh and my water intake. Then she said "basically Barbs, you are not eating enough, but you know this don't you because you're always tired?", I said "ah yeah". So she's got me eating 6 small meals a day and keep everything else the same.
So next week should be a much bigger loss because my meals are fine now, I'm doing as she said and I have bumped up my exercise to two hours a day! So I go for two walks a day and not only is this doing wonders for my body, but it's really helping me clear a lot of crap in my head, those two hours of alone time are fabulous and I feel so energised afterwards.
LESSON 3 - never just rely on the scale to monitor your progress
Well as I said before, I lost only 1 pound this week and I felt like a total loser meaning not enough lost that was until my personal trainer friend told me that the scale fluctuates daily mainly due to water retention, so they cannot always be a good guide. She told me to get oout the tape measure and measure my bits and sure enough, I'd lost alright.....in 3 weeks I have lost 8 inches!!!! fantastic! here's the breakdown:
neck - 1" lost
bust - 1" lost
waist - 3" lost
hips - 1" lost
thighs - 2" lost
I saw a pic of me from January and one from now and the difference is huge! in the old pic my head looked like a basketball! eewwwwww!!!
I look like this now:
Well this week was a real trial, I was feeling so lethargic and tired and my sleep patterns were all up the rooter! I kept waking every morning at 4am! so I'd go back to sleep and then bang on 5:30am I'd wake up again, it doesn't help that I go to bed between midnight and 2am!!! eek! I know, I know, gotta get to bed early Barb, but it's so hard when you've got a baby strapped to you for the entire day and when they finally go to sleep, you want to savour the freedom from the daily 3 million questions and picking up crap off the floor!! I love my baby girl, but sometimes those nerves get pushed a little far!
LESSON 2 - if you don't eat enough it will affect your weight loss
I had a big loss last week and was praying that it would happen again this week, so I decided to eat only 3 times a day and only small portions. It was a stupid stupid move because I ended up retaining water and my body went into shock mode and what happened? I lost a meagre 1 pound!!! 1 pound!!! I was soooooooooooooooo PISSED off! I was exercising hard, downing my water, eating little and thought it would be okay just for the week, alas no!
I called a friend on mine who is a personal trainer and I told her what activity I was doing, how much I'm eating, what I weigh and my water intake. Then she said "basically Barbs, you are not eating enough, but you know this don't you because you're always tired?", I said "ah yeah". So she's got me eating 6 small meals a day and keep everything else the same.
So next week should be a much bigger loss because my meals are fine now, I'm doing as she said and I have bumped up my exercise to two hours a day! So I go for two walks a day and not only is this doing wonders for my body, but it's really helping me clear a lot of crap in my head, those two hours of alone time are fabulous and I feel so energised afterwards.
LESSON 3 - never just rely on the scale to monitor your progress
Well as I said before, I lost only 1 pound this week and I felt like a total loser meaning not enough lost that was until my personal trainer friend told me that the scale fluctuates daily mainly due to water retention, so they cannot always be a good guide. She told me to get oout the tape measure and measure my bits and sure enough, I'd lost alright.....in 3 weeks I have lost 8 inches!!!! fantastic! here's the breakdown:
neck - 1" lost
bust - 1" lost
waist - 3" lost
hips - 1" lost
thighs - 2" lost
I saw a pic of me from January and one from now and the difference is huge! in the old pic my head looked like a basketball! eewwwwww!!!
I look like this now:
Friday, March 21, 2008
Easter Sales rock!
Today being Saturday I went out for a walk to town and totally forgot about the Easter Sales!!! the city was soooooooo incredibly busy! It was annoying trying to get around the amount of people milling around the stores hungry for bargains.
Well I decided yesterday that I needed to throw away my old Puma crosstrainers and get some new ones to avoid more blisters, which by the way are still there causing me a little grief, but they are getting better!
So I went to our local sports store and found the coolest pair of Puma crosstrainers that were $129.99 and I got them for a surprising low price of only $57.60!!! what a bargain!
Well that's me set with a new pair of shoes...hooray!
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